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Sell Me A Coat

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SELL ME A COAT
                 D    C    G     Am              C  G/   C  Am7/C  
                           A winter's day,
      G/C           C        G      D      D7            C  G/  C  Am7/C  
a bitter snowflake on my face,    my summer girl
G/Ctakes little Cbackward G/Csteps awaDyD7  
EmJack Frost took her hand and left me,  CJack Frost ain't so AmcoolAm7.
GSell me a coat with Cbuttons of Gsilver,
Gsell me a Dcoat that's Cred or goGld,
sell me a Dcoat with Clittle patch Gpockets,
                     D            C    G   C    F  Am7/ C   G/B   Am  G/B  
sell me a coat 'cause i feel cold.                
            C    G/C  Am7/ C            G        C        G    D   D7  
And when she smiles,   the ice forgets to melt away,
            C    G/C  Am7/ C            G        C         G    D     D7  
not like before       her smile was warm in yesterday.
EmSee the trees like silver candy, Cfeel my icy Amhands.Am7  
Sell me a coat with buttons of silver,
sell me a coat that's red or gold,
sell me a coat with little patch pockets,
sell me a coat 'cause i feel cold.
CSee my eyes, my Dwindow pane,  Csee my tears like Dgentle rain,
C/Ethat's the G/Dmem - o  -  Gsus4ry of a G/Dsummer's Dday.
CHORUS.

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Sell Me A Coat

by David Bowie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Am7

G/C

G/B

C/E

G/D

Gsus4

SELL ME A COAT

D C G Am C G C Am7 C

/ /

A winter's day,

G/C C G D D7 C G C Am7 C

/ /

a bitter snowflake on my face, my summer girl

G/C C G/C D D7

takes little backward steps away

Em C Am Am7

Jack Frost took her hand and left me, Jack Frost ain't so cool.

G C G

Sell me a coat with buttons of silver,

G D C G

sell me a coat that's red or gold,

D C G

sell me a coat with little patch pockets,

D C G C F Am7 C G/B Am G/B

sell me a coat 'cause i feel cold.

C G/C Am7 C G C G D D7

And when she smiles, the ice forgets to melt away,

C G/C Am7 C G C G D D7

not like before her smile was warm in yesterday.

Em C Am Am7

See the trees like silver candy, feel my icy hands.

Sell me a coat with buttons of silver,

sell me a coat that's red or gold,

sell me a coat with little patch pockets,

sell me a coat 'cause i feel cold.

C D C D

See my eyes, my window pane, see my tears like gentle rain,

C/E G/D Gsus4 G/D D

that's the mem - o - ry of a summer's day.

CHORUS.

About Sell Me A Coat Chords by David Bowie

Learn how to play Sell Me A Coat by David Bowie with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Sell Me A Coat chords”, “Sell Me A Coat guitar chords”, or “David Bowie Sell Me A Coat chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Sell Me A Coat chords and for experienced players who want accurate Sell Me A Coat lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, D, C, G, Am, Am7.

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The chords for "Sell Me A Coat" show the original chord names (including A, D, C, G, Am, Am7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.